General Practice Health Care Assistant

General Practice Health Care Assistant

Opportunity available for a Healthcare Assistant to work within a GP Practice Setting, Based in Leicester
The team sits within a GP Practice setting with the role predominately assist medical personnel in the care of organisation patients to include treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education.

As part of this role you will be a focal point of communication between patients, doctors, nurses and other members of the primary health care team and will also be involved with admin duties.

Some of the duties you will be able to assist with are the following: BP monitoring, Urinalysis, Phlebotomy, ECG's, Chronic disease reviews (physical health check), NHS Health checks, Provide lifestyle advice to patients making any necessary referrals within the organisation , Basic wound management (dressings, suture removals), Injections (B12, influenza), Assist the GP's in Minor Surgery clinics if required, Weight monitoring, Ensure specimens are labelled and bagged ready for collection with the necessary paperwork completed, Ensure clinical waste collection runs smoothly, reporting any problems to the nurse manager, Ensure sharps bins are ready for collection, Restocking/maintenance of equipment, Restocking of clinical areas and consulting rooms and Health checker screening and sign posting responsibilities on patient arrival.

Essential: GP Practice Experience

This role is to commence as soon as possible with shifts being Full Time

The hourly rate for this role is: £12.00 Per Hour (PAYE)

The Benefits of working with Service Care Solutions:

• DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge


• 3 x weekly payroll runs


• £250 training allowance


• Excellent pay rates


• Specialist consultants offering single point of contact


• Frequent notifications of upcoming opportunities via text and email


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If you are interested in applying please contact Scott Marsh on 01772 208963 or send your CV to scott.marsh@service.org.uk